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March 06, 2025
USPTO's AI Strategy Doc From Biden Era Gets Scrubbed
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has seemingly withdrawn its artificial intelligence strategy issued in the last days of the Biden administration, scrubbing from the internet a report that emphasized the safe and responsible development of the technology.
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March 06, 2025
Comerica Demands To Face Music In CFPB Suit Amid Stay Bid
Comerica Bank has urged a Texas federal judge to reject the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's request for a stay of its lawsuit accusing the bank of mismanaging a government benefit card program, arguing the delay lacks "any legal justification" and would harm the bank.
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March 06, 2025
Wash. Biz Groups Say Water Regs Rule Likely To Be Repealed
A group of business associations is fighting a bid by Washington state and a slew of Native American tribes to dismiss the associations' challenge to a decision that established water quality standards for the Evergreen State, saying the rule is set to be repealed under the new federal administration.
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March 06, 2025
Insurer's 9th Circ. Procedural Win Highlights Appraisal Rules
A Ninth Circuit panel affirmed that a property owner could not litigate its insurer's failure to pay for losses before a required appraisal to resolve disagreements, highlighting the importance of appraisal provisions and how they could limit potential policyholder challenges. Here, Law360 speaks to Colin Kemp, an insurance recovery attorney for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, about Mount Vernon Specialty Insurance Co.'s procedural victory and its implications for coverage challenges.
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March 06, 2025
Dems Tell DOJ Musk May Be Strong-Arming X Advertisers
Democratic lawmakers led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., have warned the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission that billionaire Elon Musk might be using his position in the Trump administration to bully companies that advertise on his social media platform, X.
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March 06, 2025
Hunter Biden Seeks To Drop Data Hack Suit Over Money Woes
Hunter Biden on Wednesday requested that a California federal court let him dismiss his lawsuit accusing a former Trump White House aide of hacking his data as part of a campaign targeting the Biden family, saying "significant debt in the millions of dollars range" has left him unable to continue litigation.
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March 06, 2025
Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
The Federal Communications Commission heard from advocates more than 50 times in February about their priorities, including opening valuable airwaves for 5G, clearing hurdles to rural broadband, and pushing T-Mobile's $4.4 billion deal to take over UScellular's wireless operations.
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March 06, 2025
Democrats Seek Clampdown On FCC 'Weaponization'
House and Senate Democrats are going after what they're calling President Donald Trump's "weaponization of the FCC" with a pair of bills that would prevent the agency from revoking the licenses of television or radio stations based on the viewpoints they air.
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March 06, 2025
Religious Org. Seeks Protective Order In Ayahuasca Row
A church seeking a religious exemption to use the federally controlled psychedelic ayahuasca in its ceremonies is urging an Arizona federal judge to protect potentially sensitive internal documents sought by drug enforcers.
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March 06, 2025
Tribal Water Rights Bills Advance To US Senate Floor
A slew of tribal water rights settlement bills are heading to the U.S. Senate for review, and, if approved, they will allow for the completion of multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects, sustainable management and the delivery of drinking water to several Indigenous communities.
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March 06, 2025
Colorado Judge Tosses AG's Kroger Merger Claim
A Colorado state judge in Denver has dismissed the state's challenge to the previously proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, saying it became moot when the companies dropped their proposed merger following injunctions in Oregon and Washington federal courts.
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March 06, 2025
As FDIC Walks Back Biden-Era Policies, Bank Groups Applaud
The financial services industry has welcomed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s recent moves withdrawing various rule proposals from the Biden administration, delaying the compliance deadline for another measure and proposing to rescind a policy statement on bank mergers.
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March 06, 2025
FCC Wants To Change 911 Vertical Location Accuracy Rules
The Federal Communications Commission wants to strengthen its vertical accuracy requirements when it comes to 911 location accuracy, a move that the agency's new head says will make it easier for first responders to know exactly what floor a call is coming from.
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March 06, 2025
9th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Wash. Abortion Coverage Law
A split Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday rejected a Christian church's challenge to a Washington state law requiring employer health plans to cover abortion services, saying the church could invoke its religious beliefs to skirt the challenged obligations.
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March 06, 2025
Wyoming Creates Partial Property Tax Break For Homeowners
Wyoming established a tax exemption for a portion of homeowners' properties under a bill signed by the governor.
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March 06, 2025
Kroenke Seeks Denver Special District For Ball Arena Plan
Billionaire Stan Kroenke has filed petitions in state court to establish a special district as part of a plan to develop 64 acres of parking lots near Denver's Ball Arena into a $685 million development that would aim to build a new downtown neighborhood through 2050.
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March 06, 2025
Senate Dems Press Citibank To Thaw Frozen EPA Grant Funds
A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday urged Citibank to immediately release federal funding that's been frozen as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigates how a climate change grant program was run.
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March 06, 2025
Mich. Supreme Court Preview: Sex Offender Tracking, Rentals
The Michigan Supreme Court is gearing up to hear arguments next week on the constitutionality of making sex offenders wear location-tracking devices for life, whether short-term vacation rentals fit into the definition of residential use of a property and whether political parties have standing to sue when a community's election workers are overwhelmingly from the same political party.
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March 06, 2025
Refugee Orgs. Move To Revive Axed Resettlement Contracts
Two refugee resettlement agencies called on a Washington federal judge to issue another injunction after the Trump administration terminated all cooperative agreements with resettlement agencies just days after being barred from freezing funds for refugee services.
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March 06, 2025
Apple Tells DC Circ. Google Search Fixes Change Incentives
Apple has told the D.C. Circuit that it did not know the U.S. Department of Justice would go as far as it did with its proposed fixes in the Google search antitrust case, and it moved to intervene as soon as it became clear the two companies have opposing interests under the government's proposal.
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March 06, 2025
Trump Tells Admin To Yank Perkins Coie Security Clearance
Perkins Coie LLP is the latest law firm to face the ire of President Donald Trump, with Trump ordering on Thursday the immediate suspension of the firm's security clearances over its diverse hiring efforts and its representation of certain political figures, including former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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March 06, 2025
Adams Accuser's Bankruptcy Unlikely To End Sex Assault Suit
A state judge on Thursday heaped skepticism on New York City's bid to dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams based on the accuser filing for bankruptcy, noting a federal judge has now directed a trustee to pursue the claims.
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March 06, 2025
Trump Gives Mexico A Break Until April From New Tariffs
President Donald Trump announced Thursday an almost monthlong exemption for most Mexican imports to tariffs he had placed on the country over drug trafficking concerns, as Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum pointed to data showing border seizures of fentanyl dropped 70% since she took office.
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March 06, 2025
Citi's Appeal Gamble Is A Loser For All, NY AG Says
New York's attorney general has urged a Manhattan federal judge to deny Citibank's bid to appeal the judge's decision allowing the state's wire transfer fraud protection case against the bank to proceed, arguing that an immediate appeal would not benefit any party, even the bank.
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March 06, 2025
NC Senate Passes Bill Targeting Immigrant Sanctuaries
The North Carolina Senate has approved a Republican-backed bill which requires state agencies to sign cooperation agreements with federal immigration authorities and revokes immunity for municipalities and public universities facing lawsuits for adopting sanctuary policies.
Expert Analysis
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A View Of The Shifting Insurance Regulatory Landscape
Attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland explore how the Federal Insurance Office's climate report, the new presidential administration and the California wildfires might affect the insurance regulatory landscape.
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Trump's Energy Plans: Funding, Permits And Nuclear Power
In the wake of President Donald Trump's flurry of first-day executive orders focusing on the energy sector, attorneys at Gibson Dunn analyze what this presidency will mean for energy-related grants and loans, changes to permitting processes and developments in nuclear power.
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When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
In an era where technology is rapidly evolving and artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere, it’s worth asking if the law — both substantive precedent and procedural rules — can keep up with the light speed of innovation, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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FTC Focus: Avoiding 'Gun Jumping' Violations
The Federal Trade Commission's recent record $5.6 million "gun jumping" enforcement action against XCL Resources, EP Energy and Verdun Oil sends a clear message about the seriousness of violations of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act's premerger requirements, and highlights compliance tips such as avoiding premature integration of operations, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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What Compensation Committees Must Keep In Mind In 2025
New disclosure obligations, an evolving discussion on the analysis of executive perks and updated proxy adviser policies — on top of a new presidential administration — are all important things compensation committees must pay close attention to in 2025, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Likely Doomed CFPB Contract Rule Still Has Industry Pointers
While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January proposal on consumer financial contract provisions is unlikely to be finalized under the new administration, its provisions are important for industry to recognize, particularly if state attorneys general decide to take up the enforcement mantle, say attorneys at Saul Ewing.
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Preparing For A Possible End To The Subminimum Wage
The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed rule to end the subminimum wage for employees with disabilities may significantly affect the community-based rehabilitation and training programs that employ these workers, so certified programs should be especially vigilant about compliance during this period of evaluation and scrutiny, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.
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Engaging With Feds On Threats To Executives, Employees
In an increasingly polarized environment, where companies face serious concerns about how to protect executives and employees, counsel should consider working with federal law enforcement soon after the discovery of threats or harassment, says Jordan Estes at Gibson Dunn.
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The Risk And Reward Of Federal Approach To AI Regulation
The government has struggled to keep up with artificial intelligence's furious pace, but while an overbroad federal attempt to adopt a more unified approach to regulating AI poses its own risks, so does the current environment of regulatory uncertainty, say attorneys at Covington.
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Losing A Motion To Dismiss Ruling Isn't Necessarily The End
A recent Delaware Court of Chancery ruling, that the Manti Group had not demonstrated any conflicts of interest favoring private equity fund operator The Carlyle Group, serves as an important reminder that a decision on a pleading motion is not the end of the story, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Anticipating Direction Of Cosmetics Regulation Under Trump
It is unclear how cosmetics regulation reform from the last few years will fare under President Donald Trump, but the new administration's emphasis on deregulation and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s views on product safety provide some insight, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Drug Pricing Policy Trends To Expect In 2025 And Beyond
Though 2025 may bring more of the same in the realm of drug pricing policy, business as usual entails a sustained, high level of legal and policy developments across at least six major areas, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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Drug Cartels' Terrorist Label Raises Litigation Risk For Cos.
President Donald Trump's planned designation of some Latin American drug-trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations creates an additional and little-noticed source of legal exposure: U.S. civil litigation risk involving terrorism claims by victims of those groups, say attorneys at Covington.
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IRS Basis-Shifting Rule Poses Notable Reporting Obligations
While the IRS’ recently finalized rule requiring partnerships to report certain related-party basis adjustment transactions is narrower than originally proposed, taxpayers and their advisers will still need to comb through myriad transactions to comply, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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How Cos. Can Prepare Now For SEC E-Filing System Changes
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's amendments to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system are designed to improve access to and management of EDGAR accounts, and with the March 24 effective date fast approaching, and the transition requiring significant coordination, companies should begin planning now, say attorneys at Debevoise.